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they won pop warner's national championship in florida. audrey barnes spent some time with the champs. >> reporter: victory is sweet for these pint-sized powerhouses. the beak op house falcons annihilated the competition winning the 57-pound junior pee wee division national championship for pop warner football during a game in orlando. >> no matter what happens from this day forward, no one will be able to take this away from hem. >> reporter: it's goal the team set last year after getting knocked out of the east regionals. >> to be able to come back and get another chance and make it good is a good feeling. >> reporter: a feeling they earned by working hard in the classroom and on the field. >> we have a dynamic tutoring program, after-school service here. it is all about academics here. sports is just the backdrop. >> the coach says academics comes before athletics. >> reporter: now you have a super bowl championship. yes. >> reporter: doesn't get any better than that, does it? >> no. >> i just wanted to thank the whole coaching staff an
they won pop warner's national championship in florida. audrey barnes spent some time with the champs. >> reporter: victory is sweet for these pint-sized powerhouses. the beak op house falcons annihilated the competition winning the 57-pound junior pee wee division national championship for pop warner football during a game in orlando. >> no matter what happens from this day forward, no one will be able to take this away from hem. >> reporter: it's goal the team set last year...
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>> it could be florida. >> florida. >>mbe. it's cold down here. >> i'll say indiana. >>> coming up next, a multimillion-dollar drug st in the district ends with several arrests and they stay suspect had ties to a violent mexican cartel. >>> but first, search nbcwashington.com. >>> law enforcement agents say they have broken up an attempt by a mexican carterel. the drug ring wanted to sell millions of crystal meth, cocaine and marijuana. tom sherwood rerts. >> reporter: d.c. police chief cathy lanier announced the arrest of eight people involved with the east coast drug praying. an attempt by the notorious la familia drug gang i mexico to smuggle drugs through atlanta into winston-salem, north carolina, marynd, and the nation's capital. >> the cartel based out of michoacan,mexico, they're notorious for smuggling not only crystal meth but also cocaine. winter of the philosophies in mexico is that they don't sell to their own people. to their own mexico an nationals themselves prefer to have it smuggled in the united states. >> r
>> it could be florida. >> florida. >>mbe. it's cold down here. >> i'll say indiana. >>> coming up next, a multimillion-dollar drug st in the district ends with several arrests and they stay suspect had ties to a violent mexican cartel. >>> but first, search nbcwashington.com. >>> law enforcement agents say they have broken up an attempt by a mexican carterel. the drug ring wanted to sell millions of crystal meth, cocaine and marijuana. tom...
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. >> a shooting at a florida school board meeting was caught on tape. police say clay duke opened fire because he was angry that his wife was fired from her job. the superintendent was duke's target but he was not struck. meanwhile, a television news reporter who witnessed the shooting says she feared for her life. >> he said, i have a motion for you, and he pulled out his gun. that's when i hit the floor. it was probably one of the scariest moments in my life. >> security guards shot duke. he died after he shot himself. >>> a wooden boat packed with dozens of people seeking is asylum smashed apart and sank off christmas island, australia. residents on the cliffs above say huge waves slammed passengers against the rocks. authorities are saying that 27 people are dead and at least 30 others injured. some critically. >>> anny hong has our forecast in just a moment. >> sunny and cold. we're watching two stores. details on that, ago with your seven-day forecast after the break. >>> a new on-line tool will help residents in montgomery county deal with snow a
. >> a shooting at a florida school board meeting was caught on tape. police say clay duke opened fire because he was angry that his wife was fired from her job. the superintendent was duke's target but he was not struck. meanwhile, a television news reporter who witnessed the shooting says she feared for her life. >> he said, i have a motion for you, and he pulled out his gun. that's when i hit the floor. it was probably one of the scariest moments in my life. >> security...
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the bitter cold there has reached as far south as florida where the governor has declared a state of emergency. citrus growers are worried about their crops. the cold weather is not going away anytime soon, and so far there has been at least 14 deaths attributed to this storm, and officials are warning people to take precautions and stay warm and state prepared. karen travers, abc 7 news. >>> deciding when to venture out after a snowstorm is about to become a bit easier for people in montgomery county. county executive ike leggett will announce the launch of a new online tool. it will show the process -- the progress of snowplow's throughout montgomery county. it will indicate when the streets have been cleared. >>> the smithsonian is feeling the heat over a decision to remove a controversial video from the national portrait gallery. the in the warhol foundation says it will withhold money from the museum with a video that shows -- >>> another new airline fee, and some good news about foreclosure rates. dunedin ire has those stories and more. >> we began our money scope report with y
the bitter cold there has reached as far south as florida where the governor has declared a state of emergency. citrus growers are worried about their crops. the cold weather is not going away anytime soon, and so far there has been at least 14 deaths attributed to this storm, and officials are warning people to take precautions and stay warm and state prepared. karen travers, abc 7 news. >>> deciding when to venture out after a snowstorm is about to become a bit easier for people in...
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central florida winning over the florida gators for the first time in ten meets. and that's your espn news update. for all your highlights, watch the highlight express on espn news until 3:00 p.m. eastern today. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> the white house is shimmering this morning, all dressed up for the holidays. >> first lady michelle obama showed off this year's decorations, along with all 19 christmas trees. there were several versions of the dog beau, including this one made of 40,000 pipe cleaners. mrs. obama said the greatest blessings of all are the ones that don't cost a thing. >> took a week to make the winter wonder land come to life. but it looks great. >> 100,000 people expected there in the next month. crazy. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be follows today, including nasa's big announcement today about life in outer space. - hey. he went to jared. - he definitely went to jared. that's a peerless diamond. that's the ideal ideal-cut diamond. what? female announcer: jared has five times the selection of ordinary jewelry stor
central florida winning over the florida gators for the first time in ten meets. and that's your espn news update. for all your highlights, watch the highlight express on espn news until 3:00 p.m. eastern today. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> the white house is shimmering this morning, all dressed up for the holidays. >> first lady michelle obama showed off this year's decorations, along with all 19 christmas trees. there were several versions of the dog beau,...
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in south florida, the sunset school is in session. kids show up when they like, go home when they like. and the parents say it's exactly what they want. >> what i feel like i'm doing is he's becoming an individual. >> reporter: before you jump to conclusions -- what sold you on this? >> i had children. i had my daughter. >> reporter: consider who some of the parents are. >> i'm an engineer. i graduated from m.i.t. >> reporter: you worked for? >> ford, microsoft and boeing. >> reporter: the philosophy here, kids learn by discovery. what do you make of what they're doing? >> it seems like this is homeschooling mixed with anarchy. >> reporter: education expert melanie kevorkian fears what could happen when a child is never tested. >> if they're never judged or have any way of knowing how good they're doing, how do we get their potential? >> reporter: there are two dozen of these schools nationwide, a concept that's been around since the '60s, which means there are graduates. we found 22-year-old grace miller, juggling college studies and
in south florida, the sunset school is in session. kids show up when they like, go home when they like. and the parents say it's exactly what they want. >> what i feel like i'm doing is he's becoming an individual. >> reporter: before you jump to conclusions -- what sold you on this? >> i had children. i had my daughter. >> reporter: consider who some of the parents are. >> i'm an engineer. i graduated from m.i.t. >> reporter: you worked for? >> ford,...
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this thursday morning, a new picture of the man who opened fire during that school board meeting in florida. >>> and the beauty sleep study. does more sleep make you sexier? ♪ ♪ a blender for aunt sue ♪ head phones for uncle wayne ♪ pillow pets and hot wheels for my sister's kids in maine ♪ ♪ oh, walgreens has perfect gifts ♪ ♪ for all those on your list ♪ like a walgreens gift card ♪ for your daughter's teacher miss gilchrest ♪ [ female announcer ] finish up your list at walgreens and get $5 in walgreens super jingle cash with every $25 you spend. good for anything in the store. [ female announcer ] stay jolly with walgreens. sometimes i would get rewards, sometimes i wouldn't. this one card i had -- there were all these rules. rules and restrictions. oh, and limits. [ scoffs ] forget about it. but i love this card. bankamericard cash rewards credit card. 1% cash back on everything i buy. period. no limit to the amount of cash back i can get. no hoops to jump through. simple. [ male announcer ] the refreshingly simple bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply onli
this thursday morning, a new picture of the man who opened fire during that school board meeting in florida. >>> and the beauty sleep study. does more sleep make you sexier? ♪ ♪ a blender for aunt sue ♪ head phones for uncle wayne ♪ pillow pets and hot wheels for my sister's kids in maine ♪ ♪ oh, walgreens has perfect gifts ♪ ♪ for all those on your list ♪ like a walgreens gift card ♪ for your daughter's teacher miss gilchrest ♪ [ female announcer ] finish up your...
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. >>> frozen temperatures that push thought into florida are affecting marine life. large number of shellfish and sea sponges all washed on a local beach there as the warm gulf waters turned cold. experts say it's still too soon to know the long-term effects. >>> in ohio buried behind this gorgeous ice sculpture is a light house. bone-chilling winds blew the waters of lake erie on to the lighthouse and other navigation markers encasing them completely in ice and the arctic blast could last another week which means we could admire nature's work of art longer. >>> a look at the national weather and bill karins is quickly becoming the least popular kid in the room. >> thanks. >> hey, what? >> what did you say? ever been to niagara falls. >> no, i haven't. >> in the wintertime, that's what it reminded me. all of that happens on the frees in its way. pretty cool. >> i'm sure the folks in ohio are just loving it. >> well, we can appreciate the beauty from inside maybe sometimes. this morning the problem is the temperatures. not so much that it's as cold as it was, but beca
. >>> frozen temperatures that push thought into florida are affecting marine life. large number of shellfish and sea sponges all washed on a local beach there as the warm gulf waters turned cold. experts say it's still too soon to know the long-term effects. >>> in ohio buried behind this gorgeous ice sculpture is a light house. bone-chilling winds blew the waters of lake erie on to the lighthouse and other navigation markers encasing them completely in ice and the arctic...
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we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida but we have 75% now of our legislature is republican. that is due, in large measure, to the way districts are drawn now. i would say the elected legislators feel it is due to the fact that everybody loves them so much. but the districts are drawn in such a way that's however is drawing up the district put to the opposite party voters in a large numbers into a very small number of districts and then put their voters in two -- spreads them out over twice the number of districts. so, basically that is the way it has been done in florida for years. this year, 63% of the florida voters in a year that was a very unusual year in florida for many reasons, some 63% said we don't want districts that are drawn up for purpose of favoring or disfavor in a political party or incumbents. that, i think, speak very loudly about the mood of floridians. these amendments say districts shall not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor political parties or incumbents. we now have in the constitution along w
we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida but we have 75% now of our legislature is republican. that is due, in large measure, to the way districts are drawn now. i would say the elected legislators feel it is due to the fact that everybody loves them so much. but the districts are drawn in such a way that's however is drawing up the district put to the opposite party voters in a large numbers into a very small number of districts and then...
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we were thinking about going to florida. >> reporter: parents and coach were just as proud of the chance. >> i'm happy because they committed themselves to this goal and they achieved it. >> reporter: and the coach hopes another lesson came to life. they thanked the washington redskins for the new field they provided. one plar even offered some vice to albert haynesworth. >> i have a little bit like anger issues sometimes. so keep his head in the game. and if he keeps his head in the game and his practice, he might become, might ben the redskin' squad again. >> reporter: craig melvin, news4. >> how about that advice? >> very wise young man. >>> coming up, some hotels are trying to take advantage of those baggage fees thatair travellers are so unhappy about. we'll tell you about that. >>> we're going to tell what you the officials in old twn alexandria plan to do to turn that fabulous waterfront into a top tourist destination. >>> don't expect baggage fees to go away any time soon at the airport. >> airlines are making me money than ever charging passenger for their bags. a new government
we were thinking about going to florida. >> reporter: parents and coach were just as proud of the chance. >> i'm happy because they committed themselves to this goal and they achieved it. >> reporter: and the coach hopes another lesson came to life. they thanked the washington redskins for the new field they provided. one plar even offered some vice to albert haynesworth. >> i have a little bit like anger issues sometimes. so keep his head in the game. and if he keeps...
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games comes in the wake of a recent cross border artillery exchange that killed four south koreans in florida former british parliament member and author of the boat north korea on the brink of struggle for survival believes no one intends to start a war but the rhetoric is becoming alarming. the danger is if we have new military exercises the sea because the problem is the land borders very clear the sea border is been arbitrarily and unilaterally stopped leased by the south koreans along the northern limit line which is not recognized even by the united states. the the recent shelling of the of the island. was called squanto poem the south koreans intruding into what the north koreans consider through their waters the dangerous escalation what you hobbes sized korean maneuvers which in disputed waters which led to the north korean response of. the artillery shelling of the island we've now seen massive joint u.s. south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventures i don't think
games comes in the wake of a recent cross border artillery exchange that killed four south koreans in florida former british parliament member and author of the boat north korea on the brink of struggle for survival believes no one intends to start a war but the rhetoric is becoming alarming. the danger is if we have new military exercises the sea because the problem is the land borders very clear the sea border is been arbitrarily and unilaterally stopped leased by the south koreans along the...
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florida expanded their tax credit scholarship program. the law raised the scholarship amount as well as the amount that could be claimed in tax credits. more importantly, the budget is indexed to grow to meet the demand. i know that john is in the room somewhere. my expectation is that n that five to seven-year period, it is likely that 100,000 students in florida will be able to move to a private school of their parents choice based on this program. there were a few set-backs too. a bipartisan majority in illinois senate passed and incredibly bold piece of legislation to provide vouchers to students. the measure barely failed in the statehouse. lawmakers extend choice to student and foster families and military families and to expand their own tax credit laws. several states adopted accountability measures that i believe will help them create a perpetual cycle of reform and improvement. arizona and indiana and louisiana all adopted the a-f letter scale to grade their schools. it sounds very simple, but i promise you, the a-f scale is a b
florida expanded their tax credit scholarship program. the law raised the scholarship amount as well as the amount that could be claimed in tax credits. more importantly, the budget is indexed to grow to meet the demand. i know that john is in the room somewhere. my expectation is that n that five to seven-year period, it is likely that 100,000 students in florida will be able to move to a private school of their parents choice based on this program. there were a few set-backs too. a bipartisan...
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warmer in boston than it is in orlando, florida. doesn't happen that often but the cold air is moving south and hasn't spread to the east coast yet. that will happen as we go throughout the day tomorrow. these are the temperatures. it's a lot worse once we factor in the windchill. it's 7 in atlanta, windchill of 27 in new orleans. even in southern texas, san antonio has a windchill of 32 and now the worst of it by far everywhere in the white they he the negative numbers. international falls, it's kind of known as the icebox of the country, minus 40 windchill and in the negative numbers down to kansas city, columbia over to st. louis, chicago, with a negative 9. now, there's still some snow left but the snow part of the storm for the most part is over with. around international we had light snow. snow around cleveland with that lake enhancement you could pick up at least another 6 inches during the day today. right around baltimore and d.c., some of the light rain is changing over to snow as temperatures drop, veronica. be careful to
warmer in boston than it is in orlando, florida. doesn't happen that often but the cold air is moving south and hasn't spread to the east coast yet. that will happen as we go throughout the day tomorrow. these are the temperatures. it's a lot worse once we factor in the windchill. it's 7 in atlanta, windchill of 27 in new orleans. even in southern texas, san antonio has a windchill of 32 and now the worst of it by far everywhere in the white they he the negative numbers. international falls,...
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i have many friends that filled out the one for florida, but they don't live in florida. they live in ohio. guest: it's a great question. kind of complicated answer, but let me talk you through its. first of all, the folks like you that have multiple properties do get multiple forms often. we ask that they report on the form where they usually live. the second -- so i don't know your personal circumstance, but the second thing to notice bais that on all the houses whee we don't get a return form, we go back and knock on doors. if we knock on the door and no one answers, then we get information from a proxy respondent, which could be a building manager in a condominium development or it could be a neighbor. many times, people who don't remember getting interviewed face-to-face are correct in their memory, but we have obtained the information from other sources. at the end of this process, i can promise you that for every address that we had on our list, over 135 million addresses, we have a disposition that came either from the mail questionnaire returned, a face- to-face
i have many friends that filled out the one for florida, but they don't live in florida. they live in ohio. guest: it's a great question. kind of complicated answer, but let me talk you through its. first of all, the folks like you that have multiple properties do get multiple forms often. we ask that they report on the form where they usually live. the second -- so i don't know your personal circumstance, but the second thing to notice bais that on all the houses whee we don't get a return...
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we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida, but we have 75% now of our legislator is republican. that is a duke to the way the districts are drawn -- that is due to the way the districts are drawn. our legislators think it is due to the fact that everybody likes them very much, but the districts are drawn in such a way that whoever is drawing the district puts the opposite party, voters in large numbers into a very small number of districts and then puts their voters, spread them out over twice the number of districts. that is the way it has been done in florida for years. this year, 63% of the florida voters in a year that was very unusual in florida for many reasons, said, 63% said, we do not want districts that are drawn for the purpose of favoring or does favoring a political party or an incumbent. that spoke very loudly about the mood of floridians. these amendments say that districts shall not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor political parties or incumbents. we now have and the constitution along with that provis
we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida, but we have 75% now of our legislator is republican. that is a duke to the way the districts are drawn -- that is due to the way the districts are drawn. our legislators think it is due to the fact that everybody likes them very much, but the districts are drawn in such a way that whoever is drawing the district puts the opposite party, voters in large numbers into a very small number of districts...
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snow-covered, buffalo, 30; cincinnati, 27; chicago, 15 and that is not warm to the south and talking about florida being so cold. tampa, 63; new orleans, 50 and del rio, 59 and in those single digits, international falls warmer at 13 and let's talk about the forecast tonight. the low temperatures will head for the types and we're not seeing the single digits like last night when the skies cleared and a little cloud deck built-in and the the temperatures coming up and we'll see the same thing repeating again and more clouds by sunrise, 24 degrees and not a lot of sunshine tomorrow but stays chilly and it's not going to snow. 35 degrees. this is the weekend look and the planner real quick. we'll be chilly and cloudy the next saturday time period. 27 at 8 in the morning and 29 at noon and don't budge from the tomorrow for the 4:00 temperature on saturday and the last look at the weekend forecast, saturday, 36; sunday, 38 and we think the big storm is staying to our east on sunday. here's the five-day forecast, we talked about temperatures in the 30s, no change there and a little light clipper system,
snow-covered, buffalo, 30; cincinnati, 27; chicago, 15 and that is not warm to the south and talking about florida being so cold. tampa, 63; new orleans, 50 and del rio, 59 and in those single digits, international falls warmer at 13 and let's talk about the forecast tonight. the low temperatures will head for the types and we're not seeing the single digits like last night when the skies cleared and a little cloud deck built-in and the the temperatures coming up and we'll see the same thing...
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residents, even though he lives and works in florida. the homestead tax credit is more than $67,000 for his home in southeast d.c., but tonight he pledged not to take the deduction on his 2010 taxes. >>> the wikileaks founder is out of jail vowing to release more u.s. government secrets, details on what a judge says he can and cannot do coming up next. ecicda >>> wikileaks founder julian assange just out of jail tonight released from a british jail. the conditions of his release include being confined to this countryside mansion but do not appear to mandate he stay away from computers. today assange sounded anxious and eager to get back to his keyboard. >> i hope to continue my work and continue to protest my innocence in this manner. >> assange is now fighting extradition to sweden where he's accused of sex crimes. meanwhile u.s. lawmakers are looking into the possibility of amending the espionage act of 1917. they want to give law enforcement better tools to go after people who release classified information t
residents, even though he lives and works in florida. the homestead tax credit is more than $67,000 for his home in southeast d.c., but tonight he pledged not to take the deduction on his 2010 taxes. >>> the wikileaks founder is out of jail vowing to release more u.s. government secrets, details on what a judge says he can and cannot do coming up next. ecicda >>> wikileaks founder julian assange just out of jail tonight released from a british jail....
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extreme chill reaching down to south florida. using water and special warming fertilizer to try to save their crops. this next farmer says if it doesn't work, we'll feel the hit. >> not only will you see a lot of farmers close their doors, but you will see vegetable prices you have never seen before. >> shepard: humans aren't the only ones feeling the freeze. volunteers trying to warm up sea turtles in north carolina. the animals are cold blooded so they don't have a way to warm themselves. our meteorologist maria molina is live in the extreme weather center. it's extreme tonight. >> yeah. we have got to give some love also to those warm blooded animals. they will feel the chill too, especially in florida. look at these record lows from last night or this morning i should say across jacksonville. 20 degrees. daytona beach 25. even 32, freezing mark in west palm beach and basically we're going to see that again as we head into tonight. current temperatures, look at that, chill out there across the eastern half of the country, 9 in
extreme chill reaching down to south florida. using water and special warming fertilizer to try to save their crops. this next farmer says if it doesn't work, we'll feel the hit. >> not only will you see a lot of farmers close their doors, but you will see vegetable prices you have never seen before. >> shepard: humans aren't the only ones feeling the freeze. volunteers trying to warm up sea turtles in north carolina. the animals are cold blooded so they don't have a way to warm...
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we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida , but we have 75% of all legislature is republican. that is due to the way the districts are drawn. i would say that the elected legislators to think that is due because everybody loves him very much. but the districts are drawn in such a way that whoever is drawing districts puts the opposite party of voters in large numbers into a very small number of districts. it puts the -- it puts their voters and spreads them out over twice the number of districts. basically, that is the way that it has been done in florida for years. this year, a 63% of the florida voters said, we do not want districts that favor, that are drawn for the purpose of favoring or does favoring a political party or an incumbent. that spoke very loudly about the mood of floridians. these amendments say districts shall not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor political parties or incumbents. we now have another provision that says minority voting rights must be maintained. district will now have to be compact. pre
we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida , but we have 75% of all legislature is republican. that is due to the way the districts are drawn. i would say that the elected legislators to think that is due because everybody loves him very much. but the districts are drawn in such a way that whoever is drawing districts puts the opposite party of voters in large numbers into a very small number of districts. it puts the -- it puts their voters...
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we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida, but we have 75% now of our legislator is republican. that is a duke to the way the districts are drawn -- that is due to the way the districts are drawn. our legislators think it is due to the fact that everybody likes them very much, but the districts are drawn in such a way that whoever is drawing the district puts the opposite party, voters in large numbers into a very small number of districts and then puts their voters, spread them out over twice the number of districts. that is the way it has been done in florida for years. this year, 63% of the florida voters in a year that was very unusual in florida for many reasons, said, 63% said, we do not want districts that are drawn for the purpose of favoring or does favoring a political party or an incumbent. that spoke very loudly about the mood of floridians. these amendments say that districts shall not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor political parties or incumbents. we now have and the constitution along with that provis
we have a situation in florida where we have about 700,000 more registered democrats in florida, but we have 75% now of our legislator is republican. that is a duke to the way the districts are drawn -- that is due to the way the districts are drawn. our legislators think it is due to the fact that everybody likes them very much, but the districts are drawn in such a way that whoever is drawing the district puts the opposite party, voters in large numbers into a very small number of districts...
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i am wondering, what is the florida formula for success? >> first of all, great state leadership such as we found in governor bush. you spoke in your opening remarks about public education being the great equalizer. and it is. if we're not, we are perpetuating this in society as well as students. we cannot tolerate that as a state or nation. if you go back to the late 1990's and see where it was, it would have been an incredible mess chart. it would rival the indiana and s chart. their approach to reform needs to be detailed and specific, but it needs to be comprehensive. it needs to go after the whole issue of public education. i would click off a couple of them major elements of what helped florida transform and change it for young people. one is the accountability. that gives you a lot of conversations about accountability. what do you mean by that? the find it. accountability in florida, i put it this way -- our accountability program is built to run the interest of parents and children. if you want and have an accountability broken com
i am wondering, what is the florida formula for success? >> first of all, great state leadership such as we found in governor bush. you spoke in your opening remarks about public education being the great equalizer. and it is. if we're not, we are perpetuating this in society as well as students. we cannot tolerate that as a state or nation. if you go back to the late 1990's and see where it was, it would have been an incredible mess chart. it would rival the indiana and s chart. their...
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florida expanded tax credit scholarship program. the law raised the amount that could be claimed tax credits. more importantly the budget index grows to meet the demand. i know john kertly is in the room somewhere. in five to seven year period it's likely 100,000 students in florida will be able to move to a private school of their parents choice based on this program. there's a few setbacks too. bipartisan majority passed an incredibly bold legislation to provide vouchers in failing schools but the measure barely failed the state house. georgia expands choices in foster and military families as well as to expand own tax credit law. several states adopted a accountability measures that i believe will help them have a perpetual cycle of improvement. arizona, indiana and louisiana have the laid through letter f to put in schools. the a through letter f scale is a big part of any success because it's so clear and transparent. you can hide-a-way when you get an incomplete or unsatisfactory, but an f is an f and an an is an a. people str
florida expanded tax credit scholarship program. the law raised the amount that could be claimed tax credits. more importantly the budget index grows to meet the demand. i know john kertly is in the room somewhere. in five to seven year period it's likely 100,000 students in florida will be able to move to a private school of their parents choice based on this program. there's a few setbacks too. bipartisan majority passed an incredibly bold legislation to provide vouchers in failing schools...
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and on i-95, in south florida. icy on i-75 and 96 in michigan. wet on i-5, from seattle to northern california. and snow-covered on i-15, in the northern rockies. >> if you are flying today, you can expect airport delays in seattle, boston, new york, philly, d.c. and miami. >>> the wisconsin social studies teacher praised for keeping her school and saving her students during that classroom hostage drama is releasing a statement today. >> valerie burd and two dozen students walked away unharmed. the 15-year-old gunman died after turning the gun on himself. wisn's colleen henry reports from marinette, wisconsin. >> i never would have thought that he would do something like that. maybe right out of a book or something. but i don't know. >> reporter: kelsey leisner rode the bus to school with sam hangle on tuesday morning. she has known him since preschool. the hengels blocked a their driveway with a no trespassing sign. but they released a statement. unfortunately, we may never know the answer to the question why, because there were no indicators to
and on i-95, in south florida. icy on i-75 and 96 in michigan. wet on i-5, from seattle to northern california. and snow-covered on i-15, in the northern rockies. >> if you are flying today, you can expect airport delays in seattle, boston, new york, philly, d.c. and miami. >>> the wisconsin social studies teacher praised for keeping her school and saving her students during that classroom hostage drama is releasing a statement today. >> valerie burd and two dozen students...
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kenneth ellerbee is currently the chief in sarasota, florida. he only took that job last year after serving 27 years with the fire department. wtop is reporting he has been take a tax deduction meant for those living in d.c. mayor- elect gray says he was aware he was taking the deduction but believes he will correct t. >>> in virginia, governor mcdonnell is asking workers to pay into the state's underfunded pension system for the first time in decades. he wants employees to contract 5% their pretax pay starting next year. the move who negate a 3% raise. >>> one dog is changing the life of a local girl. details on a program that brought these two friends together coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> as we head to a break, how about a little bit of chuck brown. our facebook fans say merry christmas, baby is their favorite christmas song. >>> you are looking at the fox 5 christmas tree. once this tree is all decorated, we donate it to charity. we hope -- thank you for sending in your ornament. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart
kenneth ellerbee is currently the chief in sarasota, florida. he only took that job last year after serving 27 years with the fire department. wtop is reporting he has been take a tax deduction meant for those living in d.c. mayor- elect gray says he was aware he was taking the deduction but believes he will correct t. >>> in virginia, governor mcdonnell is asking workers to pay into the state's underfunded pension system for the first time in decades. he wants employees to contract 5%...
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also, more on the school board shooting in florida, that's comimi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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. >> the gunfire erupts at the meeting in panama city, florida ending with one man dead. unbelievable video here. police say he shot at the superintendent from eight feet away and missed. a security guard then wounded the gunman and apparently the suspect killed himself. amazingly no one else in this situation was injured. school board members say the man was upset about his wife losing his job. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange remains jailed in london this morning despite being granted bail. prosecutors are appealing the judge's decision setting bail at $310,000, an amount several celebrities like michael moore have offered to pay. >>> $1.5 million in chips gets swiped from a craps table in las vegas. police are still looking for the man who sped off on a motorcycle with them yesterday. they also say someone pulled a similar heist just last week. investigators are now on the lookout for anyone trying to cash in those chips. each one is worth $25,000. >>> he took the blame for sunday's loss to the bucs and apparently the redskins agree with hunter the punter. that's c
. >> the gunfire erupts at the meeting in panama city, florida ending with one man dead. unbelievable video here. police say he shot at the superintendent from eight feet away and missed. a security guard then wounded the gunman and apparently the suspect killed himself. amazingly no one else in this situation was injured. school board members say the man was upset about his wife losing his job. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange remains jailed in london this morning despite...
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he opened fire at florida school board members. his state of mind and his background. >>> food feud. can one small complaint about mcdonald's lead to some big changes? >>> and, be a mated anniversary. >> beer here. >> a simpsons celebration. it's thursday, december 16th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i think it will make a lot of people feel old, "the simpsons" has been on for 21 years. >> i kind of got out of it. >> it's hard to believe originally the doctor was supposed to be bill cosby. it gives you an idea how old the show is. nevertheless, very funny. >> oh, man. 21 and counting. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> we are learning troubling new details this morning about the gunman who opened fire during that florida school board meeting. his wife describes clay duke as a gentle giant who was pushed over the brink by the bad economy. >> rebecca duke also claims her husband did not mean to kill anyone but himself. >> reporter: police say the man whohattered the monotony of that scho
he opened fire at florida school board members. his state of mind and his background. >>> food feud. can one small complaint about mcdonald's lead to some big changes? >>> and, be a mated anniversary. >> beer here. >> a simpsons celebration. it's thursday, december 16th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i think it will make a lot of people feel old, "the simpsons" has been on for 21 years. >> i kind of got out of...
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. >>> we are learning more about the florida school board shooter. his wife says he was a gentle giant who was frustrated because she lost her teaching job. ex-convict clay duke how old a school board meeting at gunpoint. he killed himself after shooting at the school board in panama city, florida. >>> the senate could begin debating a nuclear arms treaty. the start treaty drastically cuts the number of nuclear weapons. democrats in the senate won a test vote last night winning over eight republicans. it was a 66-32 vote to tart the debate. with time running out in the lame duck session, republicans accuse democrats of rying to ram this through with very little debate. >>> new corruption charges against the former mayor kwame kilpatrick. his father is also charged. they are accused in taking part in the same actions. >>> when time magazine named mark zuckerberg as person of the year, it makes him the youngest ever to receive the title. time says zuckerberg has changed how we all live our lives. >> i would agree with that. he certainly has. >>> there
. >>> we are learning more about the florida school board shooter. his wife says he was a gentle giant who was frustrated because she lost her teaching job. ex-convict clay duke how old a school board meeting at gunpoint. he killed himself after shooting at the school board in panama city, florida. >>> the senate could begin debating a nuclear arms treaty. the start treaty drastically cuts the number of nuclear weapons. democrats in the senate won a test vote last night...
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it was an unthinkable scenario, played out what should have been a typical school board meeting in florida, a gunman opening fire before he got wounded by a security guard, turning the gun on himself. board members describing a simply surreal scene, as you see it for yourself. >> if you have could have seen that gentleman's eyes, this was going to happen. you saw him, this was going to happen. we could have had this place like ft. knox and he would have shot us when we came out of the building. during our season's best sales event and receive the gift of asphalt. experience the exhilarating cadillac cts with a direct injection v6. it's the one gift you can open up all year long. see your cadillac dealer for this attractive offer. backed by the peace of mind that only comes from cadillac premium care maintenance. the season's best sales event. from cadillac. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] print from any mobile device so your ideas can be there even when you're not. introducing the new web-connected printers with eprint from hp. whoa! that achy cold needs alka-seltzer plus! it rushes multipl
it was an unthinkable scenario, played out what should have been a typical school board meeting in florida, a gunman opening fire before he got wounded by a security guard, turning the gun on himself. board members describing a simply surreal scene, as you see it for yourself. >> if you have could have seen that gentleman's eyes, this was going to happen. you saw him, this was going to happen. we could have had this place like ft. knox and he would have shot us when we came out of the...
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they'll talk with the school board members in florida involved in that shooting yesterday. plus, it's ocean's 14, a daring
they'll talk with the school board members in florida involved in that shooting yesterday. plus, it's ocean's 14, a daring
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we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. raus. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vacations. that's incredible. believe it...with chase sapphire preferred your points are worth 25% more on travel when booked through ultimate rewards. >>> good morning, everyone. 4:42 on the abc 7 morning news. live high definition of the embarcadero. the bay bridge from our rooftop camera. what do you see? you see the leftover shower that passed through. mike says some rain did -- widely scattered rain came into the bay area overnight. he'll check the forecast coming up soon. >> the whistle blowing website wikileaks has been cut from the service by the company providing its familiar domain name after a new round of the hacker attacks on its system. every dns which enables access to half a million websites says decembe
we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti, and seth finds a really big bone. we're talking huge. they dig it up, put it in the natural history museum and we get to name it. raus. sethasauraus. really. your points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel? means better vacations. that's incredible. believe it...with chase sapphire preferred your points are worth 25% more on travel when booked through ultimate rewards. >>> good...
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time and time again when i travel around florida, i am encountered by people who have received such a warm reception from the men and women who serve usn florida and help people deal with problems with the federal government. i am grateful for their work. senator mcconnell has provided me with opportunities beyond my expectations. he is a great leader, and i am grateful to him. senators alexander, burr, cornyn, kyl, mccain, corker, many others have taken me under their wing and mentored me, and i am appreciative of them. chairman rockefeller and levin, i thank for the work in your committees. senators whitehouse, baucus, we have worked together in a commonsense way to pass legislation that' good for the american people, and i am appreciative of your efforts. senator mel martinez ably held the seat before me. he has been generous in his advi and counsel. senator nelson and his wife grace have been warm and welcoming mikey and i to washington. i am thankful for your courtesy. i want to thank governor crist. he has afforded me tremendous opportunities for public srvetion and i am gratefu
time and time again when i travel around florida, i am encountered by people who have received such a warm reception from the men and women who serve usn florida and help people deal with problems with the federal government. i am grateful for their work. senator mcconnell has provided me with opportunities beyond my expectations. he is a great leader, and i am grateful to him. senators alexander, burr, cornyn, kyl, mccain, corker, many others have taken me under their wing and mentored me, and...
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miami, florida. independent line. judy. caller: good morning. i am so shocked i got three to c-span. i have been watching it for some time. i am a nurse for 52 years. i always tried to get out of nursing since medicare came into being. it is socialized medicine. the poor people are funding it. when you work and you only make about $75 a day, you still have to pay that 3% medicare tax. and they put it in several different things. anyway, it has nothing to do with -- we need to get -- medicare is fraudulent, it is killing people. you don't have a choice to see a doctor. i found myself on medicare. i never had insurance because my grandfather told me years ago, don't buy insurance, don't go to hospitals and don't go to doctors. why should the federal government run a medical system for the whole country when it it should be run by the state because the -- like, in florida, there are so many people on medicare, it is so fraudulent. host: where does the fraud, income of those using medicare or the medical side? caller:, both. i saw "60 minutes, what
miami, florida. independent line. judy. caller: good morning. i am so shocked i got three to c-span. i have been watching it for some time. i am a nurse for 52 years. i always tried to get out of nursing since medicare came into being. it is socialized medicine. the poor people are funding it. when you work and you only make about $75 a day, you still have to pay that 3% medicare tax. and they put it in several different things. anyway, it has nothing to do with -- we need to get -- medicare is...
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because in florida it's not warm at all. i talked to some people on my fa facebook page. everybody is feeling the deep freeze. especially our area right now. windchills could be below zero. some place that's going to be below zero. southwestern ontario. this exact same storm brought them a tremendous amount of snow and made people -- 300 people stranded on the roadways. have we not heard enough abou people stranded on the roadways so far this year? look at that. a jackknifed semitruck went off the road. we haven't had anything like that to deal with, no blizzards, so far this year. again my forecast, my prediction is that we're not going to see any blizzards all winter long. that's the goo news. we also predicted a very cold start to the winter. that's what we have out there right now. high temperature today only 28 deees. we did not get above 30 today. this does not happen very often to see high temperatures only reach the upper 20s. that's what we're dealing with now. right now 24 degrees. windchill is 10 degrees. that's jut how cold it is outside. the wind blows on rig
because in florida it's not warm at all. i talked to some people on my fa facebook page. everybody is feeling the deep freeze. especially our area right now. windchills could be below zero. some place that's going to be below zero. southwestern ontario. this exact same storm brought them a tremendous amount of snow and made people -- 300 people stranded on the roadways. have we not heard enough abou people stranded on the roadways so far this year? look at that. a jackknifed semitruck went off...
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host: next phone call from florida. caller: i am financially. , but i have a question about the reagan years. -- i am financially ignoring to, but i have a question about the reagan years. a lot of people get credit cards, they miss a payment, their interests can dog to 18%, 24%, 26%. is it the financial industry in the united states just a bunch of loan sharks now? guest: i think the creation of the consumer financial products bureau is trying to do a lot to be sure that people get fair information about credit cards and other types of financial products like that. obviously, it is not up and running layet and we will see hw it does in managing those issues. host: robert, republican line. caller: good morning. when i was 5 years old -- and i'm 72 now. i was selling packages of soap and down the street during the war and i was making money. i got a savings account. i save my money. i bought a war bond. i worked for people. you know, minimally, doing this, doing that, picking up bottles, gunnysacks. everything i've bough
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>>> tonight in crime and punishment, it began as a routine school board meeting in panama city, florida, turned into a horrifying scene, want to warn you again, it is disturbing. 56-year-old clay duke, we now know his name, brandishing a gun, ordered everybody but six male board members out of the room and amazingly none of the members got hit. duke was wounded by a security guard and then killed himself. after duke ordered everyone out but the six men, board member ginger littleton came back in, tried to knock the gun out of his hand with her purse. take a look. >> go ahead. >> who's your wife? >> no, no, ginger. >> what could ginger have been thinking, incredibly brave. today she told the story. >> that's pretty much what was going through my mind. i was concerned about my guys. they were lined up like ducks in a row. he was already basically standing on the same level with them. i knew something bad was going to happen. that was my only option was to see if i could at least divert him or somehow or other detain until somebody got there to help us. because my guys had three ring binde
>>> tonight in crime and punishment, it began as a routine school board meeting in panama city, florida, turned into a horrifying scene, want to warn you again, it is disturbing. 56-year-old clay duke, we now know his name, brandishing a gun, ordered everybody but six male board members out of the room and amazingly none of the members got hit. duke was wounded by a security guard and then killed himself. after duke ordered everyone out but the six men, board member ginger littleton...
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he curently serves as the chief of the sarasota county, florida, fire department. he still owns a home on alabama avenue in ward 7. ellerbee will take over for current chief dennis reuben, w announced that he will not stay past the end of his contract on january the 2nd. >>> the murder investation of a university of virginia lacrosselayer has taken an unexpected turn. a judge is now reviewing the medical records of yeardley love because fense attorneys say something else may have caused her death. jeff rossen is on the universy of virginia in charlottesville. good morning. a new twist in this case. >> no one really expected this. it's all coming from george huguely's defense tea if you look at the actual autopsy report the official cause of death is blunt force trauma to the head. but gege huguely's defense team is saying not so fast. yeardley love was on prescription medication, and if she was overusing, maybe, they say, maybe that's what caused her death. not the beating. it may have caused her heart to stop. so what happens is the defense lawyer came into court
he curently serves as the chief of the sarasota county, florida, fire department. he still owns a home on alabama avenue in ward 7. ellerbee will take over for current chief dennis reuben, w announced that he will not stay past the end of his contract on january the 2nd. >>> the murder investation of a university of virginia lacrosselayer has taken an unexpected turn. a judge is now reviewing the medical records of yeardley love because fense attorneys say something else may have...
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host: sanford, florida. allen is a democrat. caller: how are you? host: doing well. what do you think of the question? caller: i did not think you necessarily have to. going back to what you talked about, the senate during the time of lyndon johnson when you could peel off moderate republicans and conservative democrats sometimes defected from in him. part of the problem, the way the party is working out, only the extreme and the party's vote, it is in the party's best interest to hold up things and to play to adjust their based -- their base. i think it is happening more on the rightut i am sure it happened on the left, too. for example, talking about the tax-cut deal. there are things in it i do not necessarily like. the ethanol subsidies, i do not necessarily like some of the tax provisions but i think -- i do not want to see taxes on working families go up, i do not want to see umployment benefits lost, so i think sometimes you have to take things, accept things that maybe you don't like to get things you do like. it is not necessarily about being a moderate. the
host: sanford, florida. allen is a democrat. caller: how are you? host: doing well. what do you think of the question? caller: i did not think you necessarily have to. going back to what you talked about, the senate during the time of lyndon johnson when you could peel off moderate republicans and conservative democrats sometimes defected from in him. part of the problem, the way the party is working out, only the extreme and the party's vote, it is in the party's best interest to hold up...
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florida, good morning. caller: what is the policy for the association for the big farm producers preventing them from hijacking of the organic food industry? guest: the policy of the trade association for big farms? are you still there? caller: on turning big farm producers like anything else in this country, sometimes they get a ga into theme like they game.he do you have any power to prevent them from hijab -- hijacking the definition of organic-guest: oh, sure. how much does it cost for a former to belong to your organization? guest: basically, i would say that the national organic program is the great equalizer. as a trade association, we don't determine what the policies are. it does not matter if i'm a small producer that has a small plot of land that i am producing from in rural north dakota or if i may big, well-known, major companies such said kraft or big names we have heard of. they all have to adhere to the exact same standards. it is a great equalizer. it does not make any difference what your
florida, good morning. caller: what is the policy for the association for the big farm producers preventing them from hijacking of the organic food industry? guest: the policy of the trade association for big farms? are you still there? caller: on turning big farm producers like anything else in this country, sometimes they get a ga into theme like they game.he do you have any power to prevent them from hijab -- hijacking the definition of organic-guest: oh, sure. how much does it cost for a...
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"the washington post" reports that florida representative wilson is famous for her many and varied hats. you're seeing some of them here. she owns 300 of them. she wore one of these stetsons to her freshman orientation. she ran into a rule from 1837. no hats on the house floor. period. posted a link to the complete articles on our website. just look under the must reads tab. a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas decorations. wait, wait, wait. you flew last minute... on christmas... with points from chase sapphire? yeah. amazing. believe it. with points from chase sapphire, you can book airline tickets with no blackout dates or restrictions. >> 6:24. from the 30th anniversary of pink floyd's the wall to a new generation from china. arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez with what's hot. >> roger waters and pink floyd celebrates the 30th anniversary of the wall. friday night oracl
"the washington post" reports that florida representative wilson is famous for her many and varied hats. you're seeing some of them here. she owns 300 of them. she wore one of these stetsons to her freshman orientation. she ran into a rule from 1837. no hats on the house floor. period. posted a link to the complete articles on our website. just look under the must reads tab. a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us,...
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going forward, a judge will rule on thursday on a simulate in florida. so that will be another perhaps kind of linchpin in all of this. the supreme court justices will ultimately decide if they're going to take this up as individual cases from all of these 20 states or whether or not they'll combine them or perhaps not even look at them at all. bill: one projection says they'll hear it in june of 2011, if that's the case that's right smack dab in the middle of presidential elections. >>> in the court of public decision, it seems an opinion has already been made, a "rasmussen poll" shows a growing number of americans support repeal, 60 percent of voters, at least somewhat favor a repeal, the highest level since said september, 34 percent are against that idea. we'll have a lot more throughout the morning on "america's newsroom". martha: the tax cut bill, clearing a key test vote in the senate and may be passed as early as today, we expect, but the measure may have a tougher time in the house, that is where many democrats have voiced objections to extendin
going forward, a judge will rule on thursday on a simulate in florida. so that will be another perhaps kind of linchpin in all of this. the supreme court justices will ultimately decide if they're going to take this up as individual cases from all of these 20 states or whether or not they'll combine them or perhaps not even look at them at all. bill: one projection says they'll hear it in june of 2011, if that's the case that's right smack dab in the middle of presidential elections....
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a terrifying scene at a school board meeting in florida. what happened when a gunman opened fire. >>> also the novato school board votes on whether or not to accept a gift of life saving devices for its high schools. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well as you drive 680 southbound heading down to the south bay. i'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? seyo petosld me chhola errey nu >>> good morning to you. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following right now. at 5:46 two fairfield women whose children died back in a fire in april are returning to court today. a judge will decide if there's enough evidence for them to stand trial on charges of child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. >>> also today the house of representatives is expected to vote on a bill to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. now if it's passed, that will put pressure on the u.s. senate to delay its
a terrifying scene at a school board meeting in florida. what happened when a gunman opened fire. >>> also the novato school board votes on whether or not to accept a gift of life saving devices for its high schools. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well as you drive 680 southbound heading down to the south bay. i'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? seyo...
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blood stains the sidewalk outside this panama city, florida, building. what happened inside is a remarkable story of survival. >> god was standing in front of me, i'm telling you, and i believe that with all my heart. >> reporter: superintendent bill husfelt confronted duke. after the 56-year-old stood up at a school board meeting, pulled out a gun, and demanded that all the women and children leave the room. >> everybody in this room [ bleep ]. hit the road. >> reporter: duke was upset that his wife, a teacher, had been fired within the past year by the board. >> that's what he was trying to tell everybody. is that the world is focusing too much on money and we've stopped hearing about one another. >> reporter: husfelt tries to talk him down. >> you're obviously upset at me -- >> reporter: at one point, school board member ginger littleton actually comes back into the room and hits duke with her purse. >> they were lined up like pigeons on a wire. and i couldn't leave them without trying to at least divert or somehow or other defuse the situation. >> re
blood stains the sidewalk outside this panama city, florida, building. what happened inside is a remarkable story of survival. >> god was standing in front of me, i'm telling you, and i believe that with all my heart. >> reporter: superintendent bill husfelt confronted duke. after the 56-year-old stood up at a school board meeting, pulled out a gun, and demanded that all the women and children leave the room. >> everybody in this room [ bleep ]. hit the road. >>...
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a terrifying scene at a school board meeting in florida. what happened when a gunman opened fire? we're going to go live for a detail coming up in just a few minutes. e ilrioct e io >>> good morning to you. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 6:42. two fairfield women whose children died in a fire back in april will be back in court today. a judge will decide if there's enough evidence for them to stand trial for charges of endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. >>> the house of representatives expected to vote on a day to repeal the military's don't ask don't tell policy. if it's passed, that will put pressure on the u.s. senate to delay its adjournment to work on a bill as well. >>> and right now president obama is sitting down with almost two dozen ceos at the white house. he's talking business. the president wants the private sector to use its record profits to hire more employees. >>> a horrifying scene was caught on video at a school board meeting in florida. a gunman started shooting me at the board members f
a terrifying scene at a school board meeting in florida. what happened when a gunman opened fire? we're going to go live for a detail coming up in just a few minutes. e ilrioct e io >>> good morning to you. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 6:42. two fairfield women whose children died in a fire back in april will be back in court today. a judge will decide if there's enough evidence for them to stand trial for charges of...
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where did they think they were, florida? >> workers were on the roof until midnight clearing snow with hot water but had to retreat when it became sheets of ice. >> time for a new stadium. >> reporter: by dawn being a glimmer of sunlight captured an eerie spectacle. three of the dome's panels had ripped apart. it's structural failure for the dome but it is not the first. back in 1981 before construction was even completed, a foot of snow deflated the dome. it happened again in 1982 and '83. now that the big top is down yet again, get ready for the political circus. this could be the vikings' most powerful argument yet for a new stadium. >> from a structural standpoint, the dome is not obsolete but as with everything with the team, we are always trying to work with them and work towards the greater good. experts from around the country are flying in to assess the damage. they should know by tuesday whether it is possible to have next week's game against the bears. if anyone needs any hot air to refill the dome, big mike from
where did they think they were, florida? >> workers were on the roof until midnight clearing snow with hot water but had to retreat when it became sheets of ice. >> time for a new stadium. >> reporter: by dawn being a glimmer of sunlight captured an eerie spectacle. three of the dome's panels had ripped apart. it's structural failure for the dome but it is not the first. back in 1981 before construction was even completed, a foot of snow deflated the dome. it happened again in...
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it was an unthinkable scenario, played out what should have been a typical school board meeting in florida, a gunman opening fire before he got wounded by a security guard, turning the gun on himself. board members describing a simply surreal scene, as you see it for yourself. >> if you have could have seen that gentleman's eyes, this was going to happen. you saw him, this was going to happen. we could have had this place like ft. knox and he would have shot us. >> so who was that shooter? what was it about that guy? we're going to find out the new details tonight. >>> and later, there soon could be new guidelines for who qualifies for weight loss surgery, actually lowering the threshold for who should get a lap-band. they're lowering the standards for what obese means, the company that stands to make a whole lot more money if more people qualify for the lap-band. they actually sponsored the study that suggested lowering this. so is that fair? we'll talk to dr. phil mcgraw and dr. sanjay gupta in what it means in the fight against obesity coming up. staying active can actually ease arthrit
it was an unthinkable scenario, played out what should have been a typical school board meeting in florida, a gunman opening fire before he got wounded by a security guard, turning the gun on himself. board members describing a simply surreal scene, as you see it for yourself. >> if you have could have seen that gentleman's eyes, this was going to happen. you saw him, this was going to happen. we could have had this place like ft. knox and he would have shot us. >> so who was that...
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. >> host: florida, you have 15 seconds. >> caller: thank you very much. my hero is a man named miriam frye. he was a man from a white protestant family. he saved some people from the nazis in europe. he saved so many using them to get passports and visas to get out of france and into spain and eventually to the united states and save them. and save their bodies intellectual work for the western world. that is a hero of mine. >>>> host: thank you. thank you, caller. >> guest: great hero. in fact, we put in the book, my favorite person is meet geese. i had anne frank. she's the woman that save and hid anne frank's family from the nazis. they come rushing in and raid her house. at that moment, she could say i didn't know they were up there. she never apologized. what she instead does, she tries to bribe the nazis. don't take these people away. they tear up her place, the one thing they discard is the one red book, anne frank's diary. she's the woman that history doesn't know about. she's the one that saved the diary, she preserved it. when otto frank said my
. >> host: florida, you have 15 seconds. >> caller: thank you very much. my hero is a man named miriam frye. he was a man from a white protestant family. he saved some people from the nazis in europe. he saved so many using them to get passports and visas to get out of france and into spain and eventually to the united states and save them. and save their bodies intellectual work for the western world. that is a hero of mine. >>>> host: thank you. thank you, caller....
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she is a graduate of the university of florida and she is a die-hard gator fan. pepper is engaged to marry. she is a credit to the people of south carolina and florida. i wish her godspeed. while i'm sad to see her leave i'm more proud to see her achieve such success. she'll be truly missed in the office and i wish her all the best in the new position. in conclusion, god bless our troops, we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from connecticut is recognized. >> on april 6, 2008, something happened that has not happened since. mr. courtney: the uconn women's basketball team lost a game. that was almost 1,000 days ago and since that day the uconn women huskies have been on a streak that may not end for a long time. uconn's victory this past sunday was their 88th consecutive win, tying the division i 1 set in 1974. uconn has wracked up two national titles for a total of seven. since the streak began uconn coach
she is a graduate of the university of florida and she is a die-hard gator fan. pepper is engaged to marry. she is a credit to the people of south carolina and florida. i wish her godspeed. while i'm sad to see her leave i'm more proud to see her achieve such success. she'll be truly missed in the office and i wish her all the best in the new position. in conclusion, god bless our troops, we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what...